Adjunct Appointees

Barber, Brittany
Adjunct Appointee, Halifax NS
brittany.barber@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Research skills include population health, geospatial methodology, behavioural science, learning health systems, implementation and knowledge translation, and mixed methods.
Beaulieu-Blanchette, Valerie
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College
valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology.
Bolay, Silvain
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College
silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships.
Bombay, Amy
Adjunct Appointee, Carleton University, Nepean ON
amy.bombay@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Indigenous Health; Mental Health; Multigenerational Trauma; Multigenerational Resilience; Cultural Identity And Engagement; Stress
Callaghan, Laura
Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre
laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics. 
Campbell, Trudy
Nurse Practitioner, MS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health
trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Multiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy.
Cashen, Daniel
Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health
dan.cashen@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers
Cobbett, Shelley
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Site, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Tusket, NS
shelley.cobbett@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Curriculum Development, Implementation And Evaluation,  Provide Curriculum Consulting Services To Other Schools Of Nursing In Canada
Coulstring, Heather
Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor.
Crombie, James
Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne
james.crombie@usainteanne.ca
Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics.
D'Eon, Paula
Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
paula.deon@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health.
DeSantis, Marcia
Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services
marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health.
Deveau, Melanie 
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Acute and chronic care nursing.
Doig, Amy
Patient Safety Consultant, Patient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre
amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change. 
Doucet, Lisa
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Community nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities.
Elliott, Barbara
Dean, School of Health Sciences, College of the North Atlantic
barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com
Area of Expertise: Research interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient.
Fagan, Barbara
Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre
barb.fagan@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Curriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning.
Hancock, Kristy
Librarian Education
Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Advanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education.
Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
Jackie.Hartigan-Rogers@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Arts-based pedagogy within nursing education particularly visual thinking strategies, Clinical Placements, Multiple choice assessments and supporting students within undergraduate nursing education.
Haynes, Shelley
Perioperative Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Preoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning.
Hebb, Trudy
Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Online and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration
Hubley, Theresa
Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre
theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment.
Hughes, Jean
Adjunct Appointee (Retired Professor), Dalhousie School of Nursing
jean.hughes@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Marginalized populations,  mental health,  homeless, effects of Art Therapy; Peer Support; social and emotional skills in elementary school children; Optimizing Supports and Services for families marginalized Communities.
Jacquard, Amber
Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator, Yarmouth Campus
amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care.
Jessome-Croteau, Lori
Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health
lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development.
Kendall, Nicole
Adjunct Lecturer, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
nicole.kendall@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Geriatric nursing expertise in the areas of primary care, clinical education, and nursing leadership. Research interests include stereotypes of ageing amongst nursing students, use of intergenerational programming in undergraduate nursing education, and arts-based programs for people living with dementia
Lamb, Alyson
Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health
alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Nursing Leadership.
Lawlor, Diana
Nurse Practitioner, Obesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health
diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Diabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation.
LeBlanc, Kennedy
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus
kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Includes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods.
Li, Vincent
Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus
vinson.li@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Information management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy.
Lukewich, Julia
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University
Jlukewich@mun.ca
Area of Expertise: Primary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs. 
McKee, Joanne
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, NS Health
joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Youth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health.
Mitchell, Julie
Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports, IWK Health Centre
Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Nursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement.
Mounce, Laura
Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus
laura.mounce@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education.
Murphy, Holly
Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care, IWK Health Centre
holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Trauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes.
Muxlow, Josephine
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region)
josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development.
Newell, Joanne
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
Joanne.Newell@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Professional and ethical practice, Pathophysiology, and Disease Management.  Interprofessional programming, Interprofessional education, Professional Practice, and Evaluation methods.
O'Leary, Gina
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre
gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care.
 
Parrott, Amanda
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit Nunavut
amanda.parrott@arcticcollege.ca
Paynter, Martha
Assistant Professor, UNB
martha.paynter@gmail.com
Area of Expertise: Prison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis.
Pease, Caroline
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Patient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency. 
Pink, Leah
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre- Women’s Ambulatory Program, Halifax
leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Chronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain in Pregnancy, Pelvic Pain and Reproductive Health
Pritchett, Christine
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Supporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care.
Redmond, Sandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Acute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration. 
Robinson, Betty Ann
Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization
bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Person-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management.
Rossong, Diana
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health
diana.rossong@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Care of the frail elderly and polypharmacy.
Sabo, Brenda
Brenda.sabo@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care.
Sakariassen, Elissa
Manager, Nunavut Arctic College
elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Effective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators.
Singleton, Jerome
Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies
jerome.singleton@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research.
Smith, Cheryl
Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health
cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Dementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing.
Spencer, Jennifer
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre, Halifax
JenniferL1.Spencer@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Patient-centred evidence-based care. Preventing, assessing and treating procedural gyne pain for the women and gender-diverse population.
Susin, April
Nurse Practitioner, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax
ASUSIN@DAL.CA
Area of Expertise: Geriatrics, Primary Care and Women’s Health
Thibodeau, Crystal
Nurse Practitioner, Yarmouth Campus
crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Womens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD.
Tomblin Murphy, Gail
VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health
Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: health policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening.
Vine, Jocelyn
VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre
jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca
Withrow, Karen
Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery, NS Health
karen.withrow@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology.

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Barber, Brittany
Adjunct Appointee, Halifax NS
brittany.barber@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Research skills include population health, geospatial methodology, behavioural science, learning health systems, implementation and knowledge translation, and mixed methods.
Beaulieu-Blanchette, Valerie
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College
valeriebblanchette@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology.
Bolay, Silvain
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College
silvain.bolay@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addictions, correctional nursing, and therapeutic relationships.
Bombay, Amy
Adjunct Appointee, Carleton University, Nepean ON
amy.bombay@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Indigenous Health; Mental Health; Multigenerational Trauma; Multigenerational Resilience; Cultural Identity And Engagement; Stress
Callaghan, Laura
Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health and Addictions Program/IWK Health Centre
laura.callaghan@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intersection of Health, Mental Health, Nursing and culture. My area of practice presently involves working in child/youth newcomer mental health and youth forensics. 
Campbell, Trudy
Nurse Practitioner, MS Clinic/Div. Of Neurology/NS Health
trudy.campbell@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Multiple Sclerosis; Health related quality of life; Advocacy; Chronic illness and comorbidities; Adherence; Clinical trials research; Access to care and advocacy.
Cashen, Daniel
Director, Trauma NS, Nova Scotia Health
dan.cashen@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Intensive Care; Trauma; Gender & Sexually Diverse Populations; Head & Neck Cancers
Cobbett, Shelley
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Administrator, Yarmouth Site, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Tusket, NS
shelley.cobbett@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Curriculum Development, Implementation And Evaluation,  Provide Curriculum Consulting Services To Other Schools Of Nursing In Canada
Coulstring, Heather
Simulation and Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
heather.coulstring@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Varied clinical practice including acute and community nursing roles (medical surgical, intensive care, community care, long-term care and palliative care) Beginner expertise as a clinical and simulation instructor.
Crombie, James
Associate Professor, Departement de Sciences Humaines, Université Sainte-Anne
james.crombie@usainteanne.ca
Area of Expertise: Philosophy of health; pharma-ethics, patents and access to treatment, science, technology and democracy, bioethics.
D'Eon, Paula
Clinical Instructor, Yarmouth Campus
paula.deon@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Maternal child health, family nursing, community and population health.
DeSantis, Marcia
Manager, Understanding Communities Unit, Public Health Services
marcia.desantis@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Public health, population health, epidemiology, surveillance, social determinants of health.
Deveau, Melanie 
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
melanie.deveau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Acute and chronic care nursing.
Doig, Amy
Patient Safety Consultant, Patient Safety and Patient Experience/IWK Health Centre
amy.doig@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, quality review, root cause analysis, safe medication practices. Areas of research interest include: quality improvement, patient safety, safety culture, nursing medication administration and barriers to practice, normalized deviance, and behaviour change. 
Doucet, Lisa
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
lisa.doucet@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Community nursing, communications & interventions with persons with dementia, interaction with persons with disabilities.
Elliott, Barbara
Dean, School of Health Sciences, College of the North Atlantic
barbaraelliott@nl.rogers.com
Area of Expertise: Research interests in the areas of online student engagement, faculty mentorship, and outpatient.

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Fagan, Barbara
Nurse Eductor, Registered Nurses Professional Development Centre
barb.fagan@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Curriculum design; Deliberate practice for mastery learning in procedural skills simulation; interprofessional education for practice collaboration; competency-based curriculum; concept-based learning.
Hancock, Kristy
Librarian Education
Kristy.hancock@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Advanced and comprehensive health research; research skills instruction. Research interests – information seeking behavior of health practitioners, librarian roles in interprofessional health education.
Hartigan-Rogers, Jackie
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
Jackie.Hartigan-Rogers@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Arts-based pedagogy within nursing education particularly visual thinking strategies, Clinical Placements, Multiple choice assessments and supporting students within undergraduate nursing education.
Haynes, Shelley
Perioperative Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
shelley.haynes@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Preoperative nursing education with a focus on knowledge, skills and performance facilitation at the advanced beginner level. Competency-based curriculum and concept-based learning.
Hebb, Trudy
Nurse Educator, Nova Scotia Health
trudy.hebb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Online and Distance Education, Perioperative Nursing, interprofessional collaboration
Hubley, Theresa
Specialty Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre
theresa.hubley@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, ICU, primary health care and geriatrics. Program development and care of the elderly in the home environment.
Hughes, Jean
Adjunct Appointee (Retired Professor), Dalhousie School of Nursing
jean.hughes@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Marginalized populations,  mental health,  homeless, effects of Art Therapy; Peer Support; social and emotional skills in elementary school children; Optimizing Supports and Services for families marginalized Communities.
Jacquard, Amber
Clinical Simulation Nurse Educator, Yarmouth Campus
amber.jacquard@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research focuses on injuries, particularly concussion in vulnerable populations, with a focus on strategies to improve early access to the right care.
Jessome-Croteau, Lori
Quality & Patient Safety Leader Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia Health
lori.jessome-croteau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Infection Prevention and Control, Distance Education & Course Development, Curriculum Development.

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Kendall, Nicole
Adjunct Lecturer, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
nicole.kendall@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Geriatric nursing expertise in the areas of primary care, clinical education, and nursing leadership. Research interests include stereotypes of ageing amongst nursing students, use of intergenerational programming in undergraduate nursing education, and arts-based programs for people living with dementia
Lamb, Alyson
Executive Director Health Services Western Zone, Nova Scotia Health
alyson.lamb@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Nursing Leadership.
Lawlor, Diana
Nurse Practitioner, Obesity & Weight Loss Surgery, NS Health
diana.lawlor@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Diabetes, obesity, weight loss surgery, knowledge transfer and translation.
LeBlanc, Kennedy
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing, Yarmouth Campus
kennedy.leblanc@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Includes primary health care and family practice nursing, specifically for unattached Populations. Research interests include impacts of lack of timely access to primary health care on unattached populations in rural areas, and bridging gaps in primary care services through both in person and virtual methods.
Li, Vincent
Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus
vinson.li@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Information management, information literacy, bibliometrics, health literacy.
Lukewich, Julia
Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University
Jlukewich@mun.ca
Area of Expertise: Primary care; nursing roles; organizational attributes; chronic disease management; systematic reviews; qualitative descriptive, cross-sectional, case study designs. 
McKee, Joanne
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, NS Health
joanne.mckee@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Youth and adult mental health issues, diabetes, and women's health.
Mitchell, Julie
Manager, Nursing Practice & Clinical Supports, IWK Health Centre
Julie.mitchell@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Nursing Professional Practice, Recruitment and Retention, Nursing Enhancement Strategies, Policy Development and Quality Improvement.
Mounce, Laura
Librarian Educator, Yarmouth Campus
laura.mounce@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Research training and information literacy instruction; supporting evidence-informed practice requirements in patient care, management, research and education.
Murphy, Holly
Advanced Practice Leader of Trauma Informed Care, IWK Health Centre
holly.murphy@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Trauma Informed Care, theoretical and practical application to clients, families, communities, the workforce and systems. How do we create physical, psychological and culturally safer spaces and relationships. Working to create awareness of trauma and resilience, authentically partnering to support client care, staff well being (doing our job well while staying well) and their outcomes.
Muxlow, Josephine
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Mental Health, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (Atlantic Region)
josephine muxlow@hc-sc.gc.ca
Area of Expertise: Mental health and addiction, system leadership, community health and community development.
Newell, Joanne
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus School of Nursing, Yarmouth NS
Joanne.Newell@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Professional and ethical practice, Pathophysiology, and Disease Management.  Interprofessional programming, Interprofessional education, Professional Practice, and Evaluation methods.
O'Leary, Gina
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cardiac Care Team, IWK Health Centre
gina.oleary@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Pediatrics and newborn assessment, pediatric cardiology, congenital heart defects, acquired pediatric heart disease, advanced practice nursing, family-centered care.
 

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Parrott, Amanda
Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit Nunavut
amanda.parrott@arcticcollege.ca
Paynter, Martha
Assistant Professor, UNB
martha.paynter@gmail.com
Area of Expertise: Prison health, reproductive health, abortion, gender-based analysis.
Pease, Caroline
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
caroline.pease@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Patient safety culture, quality improvement and continuing competency. 
Pink, Leah
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre- Women’s Ambulatory Program, Halifax
leah.pink@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Chronic Pain, Transitional Pain, Pain in Pregnancy, Pelvic Pain and Reproductive Health
Pritchett, Christine
Patient Safety Consultant, IWK Health Centre
christine.pritchett@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Supporting healthcare disciplines, patient and families to partner in care planning. Assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating improvement opportunities for safe care.
Redmond, Sandra
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yarmouth Campus
sandra.redmond@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Acute care med/surg, ED, critical care, long-term care and nursing administration. 
Robinson, Betty Ann
Professional Development Consultant, Learning & Organization
bettyann.robinson@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Person-centered practice, education and research; practice development; relational inquiry and relational practice; active learning and change management.
Rossong, Diana
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Family All Ages, Nova Scotia Health
diana.rossong@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Care of the frail elderly and polypharmacy.
Sabo, Brenda
Brenda.sabo@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Psychosocial oncology/mental health and palliative care.
Sakariassen, Elissa
Manager, Nunavut Arctic College
elissa.sakariassen@arcticcollege.ca
Area of Expertise: Effective use of teaching and learning methods to improve student outcomes, especially the use of simulation, in particular high-fidelity patient simulators.
Singleton, Jerome
Professor Emeritus, Recreation and Leisure Studies
jerome.singleton@dal.ca
Area of Expertise: Leisure and aging research.
Smith, Cheryl
Nurse Practitioner- Long Term Care, Expert Panel Member for Long Term Care to Minister of Health
cheryla.smith@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Dementia care, wound care, elderly long-term care, polypharmacy & deprescribing.
Spencer, Jennifer
Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre, Halifax
JenniferL1.Spencer@iwk.nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Patient-centred evidence-based care. Preventing, assessing and treating procedural gyne pain for the women and gender-diverse population.
Susin, April
Nurse Practitioner, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax
ASUSIN@DAL.CA
Area of Expertise: Geriatrics, Primary Care and Women’s Health
Thibodeau, Crystal
Nurse Practitioner, Yarmouth Campus
crystal.thibodeau@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Womens' and children care: addiction medicine and chronic diseases, especially diabetes and COPD.
Tomblin Murphy, Gail
VP Research, Innovation & Discovery & Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health
Gail.tomblinmurphy@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: health policy, health innovation, needs-based health systems strengthening and health human resources planning, PHC models of care delivery (rural/remote), Digital & AI, evaluation,leadership, and global health. My current research focuses on building innovative solutions to advance health care, health systems strengthening and health workforce strengthening.
Vine, Jocelyn
VP, Patient Care & Chief Nurse Executive, IWK Health Centre
jocelyn.vine@iwk.nshealth.ca
Withrow, Karen
Speciality Nurse Practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery, NS Health
karen.withrow@nshealth.ca
Area of Expertise: Cardiac surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, nurse practitioner training, quality improvement and electrophysiology.